Gin Pole

[Ed]

I've heard of the tuna chutes as well. The one I saw was plastic or fiberglass (or maybe painted metal) and was thrown over the port side gunnel and was mounted into one or two rod holders. The guy would then stand on the starboard side with a come-along mounted in a rodholder and winch the fish over the side.

Personally, I'd be nervous about rolling the boat over (especially if it were an 800lb'er), but he swore it worked well.